Ethical hacking vital for cyber security

THERE is only a handful of certified ethical hackers in the country whose job is to protect their organisations from hackers.
Datec PNG Ltd acting chief executive officer Gokul Naidu told The National on the sidelines of the PNG Security Congress in Port Moresby that of late, no training had been conducted for certified ethical hackers.
“It is dangerous if certified ethical hacker training is provided to the public,” he said.
“It is done to exclusive organisations who want internal results, capacity building to monitor hacking.”
Naidu said there could be some who had undergone certified ethical hacker training overseas.
“This is good and also bad,” he said.
“If people do not have any job, they can become a certified ethical hacker. If they do unethical hacking, how will you have control over them?
“We only provide cyber training to professional organisations who are going towards a certification path.
“That is where their organisation needs a hacker to monitor their network, or simulate certain conditions and it is done in a controlled environment. This is not a course for members of the public.”
General manager for training and education Ravichandran Chandran said the job was “purely ethical, and just for consultation”.
“Certified hackers was different,” he said.
“You are a company, you have issues, you are going to come to us and ask our help to check your organisation if there are any loopholes.
“So we are going to check and we are going to provide the report.”
“If these are the loopholes, you are going to fix them otherwise you are going to get into trouble.”